Democracy for NYC, the local affiliate of Howard Dean's Democracy for America, has announced their 2010 endorsements:

After a forum on Sunday, May 23rd and voting period extending from the forum through our Linkups last week, Democracy for NYC is proud to announce that we have endorsed the following candidates in the 2010 Democratic primaries in NYC:

Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman (also endorsed by Lambda Independent Democrats)
Congress, District 10: Kevin Powell (also endorsed by Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats)
Congress, District 14: Carolyn Maloney
Congress, District 15: Jonathan Tasini
State Senate, District 10: Lynn Nunez
State Senate, District 27: Igor Oberman (also endorsed by Lambda Independent Democrats and by me...but rumor has it he has dropped out)
State Senate, District 30: Bill Perkins
State Senate, District 32: Charlie Ramos Jr. (I have also endorsed Charlie Ramos)
State Senate, District 33: Desiree Hunter (I have also endorsed Desiree Hunter)  read more »

This race has been off my radar (which has been largely focused on work and family these days), so I don't have anything specific to say about it. However, Democracy for NYC, the local branch of Howard Dean's Democracy for America movement that helped establish the successful 50-state strategy, has made a unanimous endorsement:

DFNYC Endorses Jeremiah Frei-Pearson for Assembly!

Democracy for NYC recently hosted a candidate forum and held an endorsement vote for the Democratic primary in the 36th Assembly District. All candidates were invited to participate and all DFNYC voting members were eligible to vote. Here are the results:

Jeremiah Frei-Pearson: 100%
Aravella Simotas: 0%  read more »

Senator Gillibrand's campaign to win over the left-leaning Democratic primary electorate continues unabated. See her endorsement by Howard Dean, datelined yesterday and apparently released late in the PM.

Now-Senator Gillibrand could have been deeply politically damaged by the circumstances of her appointment; the collapse in Paterson's poll numbers dates to his mishandling of the appointment process to fill Clinton's seat. But she hasn't been, and unless Carolyn Maloney can make a case for why she'd do a better job - and why upstate's only real power player needs to be replaced by another Manhattanite - a year out, Kirsten's looking pretty good.

Some quotes, via press release, after the break.  read more »

Yesterday Howard Dean came to the new CBID office in Park Slope specifically to endorse Josh Skaller for City Council. He then proceeded to campaign with Josh to kick off petitioning. Howard Dean also announced that Democracy for America was endorsing Josh. Here's the video:

An odd thing happened, though. Working Families Party somehow is turning this visit to personally endorse Josh (where Howard Dean says outright that he thinks Josh can win) into an endorsement for their candidate, Brad Lander. In a letter from Brad Lander's campaign, Dan Cantor of WFP says:

This morning at a press conference in Park Slope, Brad picked up the backing of none other than former Governor, DNC Chair, and Democracy for America founder Howard Dean.  read more »

Heard about this earlier, but got confirmation this evening.

This coming week Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont, Presidential candidate, founder of Democracy for America and recent head of the Democratic National Committee during the 2006 and 2008 victories, will endorse Josh Skaller for City Council for New York's 39th Council District. He joins State Senator Eric Adams and Assemblyman Jim Brennan in supporting Josh for City Council.

UPDATE: Here's the press release:

HOSTED BY:
Josh Skaller for City Council

SPEAKERS:
Josh Skaller, City Council candidate
Gov. Howard Dean, former presidential candidate

DATE:
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

TIME:
9:00 a.m.

LOCATION:
Office of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID)
548 10th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues in Park Slope

Governor Dean will join Josh Skaller at a press conference at the campaign office of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats. After the press conference, Josh Skaller and Governor Dean will greet subway riders at the 7th Avenue stop on the "F" Train (7th Avenue & 9th Street).  read more »